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A. H. GERDOM. Vegetable-Gutter.

No. 197,353. Patented Nov. 20,1877.

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' A. H. GERDOM. Vegetable-Gutter No. 197,353. Patented Nov. 20, I877.

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t v w ch, enabl 0t which'it apperta h ,7 reference beinghadtothea' ings, which forinja. -1andinwhich g Figure 1 is top,=p1an, :the covering plate' and feed slide or hopperhavingvbeen'removed., ;Fig. 2 is avertical'isection. Fig.1'j3 is 'a top yiew of the machinewith the hingedto'ppart yopenand thrown" back, Fig. 2d isa perspec "tiveview of theflgranulatingwheels or disks, f, jfandFig. 5-isa'wperspectiveview of onefof the L, granulators. orljcutters for di'SintQgfrating':th j, j: vegetablesdetachedifrom the machine. a I

f Similar lettersindicate correspouding parts all thefiguresa. f My inventionrelate to machines-for disin- "tegrating or granulatinglrootsand vegetables, ;'f j and it consists in theconstruction and-icombi-r "nation of parts, where ya simple, durable,and 1, f efficient machine is pr'oduced, substantiallylas' hereinafter. more fully described, and; pointed Olltfln the claim j i i i a, it t er mw i Ibex, m e pf W001i or'metal, haying f hinged top' 'oi fcoyeryA, held in place,when"closed, by a claspiorho'ok, Within thisboxis placeda hopper,-B(,funder the mouth of. which is hung an ioscillating j-chute screen-j or riddle, Screen isoperjia'atedby arod,lB,fwhich passes (on the outside orinside of box Ayup into the upper part of 1 the box above thehoppcn B where itis'bent at a right angle,"so 'as to forin ianqarmB, p which terminates-in arounded hook, a, :T'Arm 2B is pivoted"at;b-in-the;end of ashort bracket, o d, which projects from the inside of the box, and has a pull-spring, e, aflixed,the other end of which is secured on the inner side of boxA, as shown inFig. 3. Areciprocating mo ,tion is imparted to the hooked arm B! bya cam, f, to be hereinafter described. Diis a closed metal box, secured upon a hollow bracket, D, which projects inwardly-from the hinged upper part of the box.- Within this n Y H E ,gpoiiigti ALBANY,

has-tee V I passage t Mai;

, armed with the cutters m.

, into the machine.

{39%, slate Hemm 2 i$7z a a the bet l-Wh e a at t ed 'inopposite directions I). ,7

' of which mesa theme the m ,eelse D:',,a 1 1is reratec1h of pinion h is also hollow, hrough it of shafti ofpini ,s shthis inio 11d W v l urn/ r 3 4B B, a d fi llli To vertical tubular shaft o the ffhfiske yed an annular disk, F, and to the'top ofjishaft '13 is keyed the hub or center of ahoriz ontal wheel, G, parallel to the disk F. It followsthat when the operating-crank is turned, diskiF' and wheelG will rotate in opposite directions, or

against each other. The former has four sections of perforations, k, divided by solid curved arms 1, into which are fitted the cutters m.

Wheel G has three curved arms,.n n n, each of which, as well as the periphery, is similarly Cutters m and m consist each of an oval steel pin, 0, secured in the middle of a tapering block, 1d,?of soft metal,

so as to project from both sides. They are secured in disk F and wheelGbyjscrew-holes,

F into which the soft-metal tapsnp are screwed,

thereby forcing the metal into thescrew-threads,

and keeping the pins or cutters firmlyin place with their broad sides parallel ltoieach other.

,H is a circular metal box or cover, which fits over the wheel G and disk F, on top of box- .cover A, and has an annular-flange,'q, by

means of which cover His fastened upon boxco ver A with the hinged clampsor catch-lugs r 1'.- In the center of cover His acircular perforation, s, surroundedby a raisedrim orfiange,

over which fits the sleeve s of the slide t, by

which the vegetables to be granulated are fed From the foregoing descriptiomftheoperation of this apparatus will be, readily. under" stood. ,The roots or vegetables', if too large, are first chopped or sliced into pieces of suitable size, which are fed into themachine through the opening 8, when they fall down upon the perforated, disk F, which is being rapidly revolved Here they'are met bythefcutters m and m, rotating in opposite directions, and, in their rotations, passing closely between each other, thereby thoroughly cutting, tearing, and commin'uting the vegetable matter on disk F, which falls through the perforations down into the hopper and out upon the oscillating screen 0, the mouth of which projects through a slot in box A, so that a box or pail may be placed under it for the reception of the granulated vegetables.

This machine is simple in its construction, strong, durable, and will do its work quickly and satisfactorily. It may be made in various sizes to suit different kinds of roots or vegetables, or difi'erent purposes; and when the cutters become damaged or blunted from wear,

they may readily be removed and others inserted in their place, the cost of each cutter (when manufactured on a large scale) being merely nominal.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improvement in vegetable comminutors or granulators, the combination of a.

horizontal rotating wheel, Gr, armed with vertical cutters m, with the horizontal disk F, rotating in the opposite direction, and having perforated sections k, divided by the radial arms I, having yertical 1 gs grid for the purpose hereinshown and specie 2 y 2. As an improvement invegetable comminutors or granulators, thecuttersmm, condle 0, bent rod B B, and hopperfB in combinatlon with the hinged toppart A having box D, containing the operating-l mechanism, eutter'disks F G, rotating inppposite directions, cover H, andfeed-slide't,allgconstructed and combined to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony that I claimthe ioregoing .as

my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnessesg," i

ANTHONY; ,GERDOM. Witnesses:

GREG. Gnanom,

J. J. GALLUP.- 

